Animal Sounds!

Lily makes us laugh with her animal sounds. The other night when we put her to bed she stayed awake making animal sounds in her crib. It was so funny! Anyways I thought I would record some of her sounds to share. Hope you enjoy!

We Love our Lily!

The past few weeks have been crazy in our home. The bright spot in it all is Lily! She smiles and you melt! She is full of hugs and kisses and shares them every day! My favorite new thing of hers is that she comes up to us and says, "hi" and then gives us loves. She does this all day long and I love it every time she does! She also points to any picture of TJ and says, "dada" with a huge smile! Around 3 every day she starts to get excited for dad to come home, even though it isn't for 3 more hours! When he walks in the door he gets the biggest smile and hug! She already has him wrapped around her finger! We feel so blessed that she is a part of our family. She is such a great little girl!
Since we live away from family, I try really hard to share what Lily is doing so those who care can keep up with the changes! Lately Lily is becoming so independent. Sometimes this is a little hard, but it is also very fun to see her learn new things and grow up. She is almost pro at eating with her spoon and fork. She climbs on everything. She picks up her toys when asked and sometimes without being asked. She is getting really good at puzzles. She still continues to love to read. Her new thing is to read up to the Kitchen table. She takes her books over to the table, then climbs up all by herself and sits and reads until her story is finished. I hope you enjoy a few pictures of our cute little Lily!

Lily is also into watching Disney movies. She watches about 45 minutes at a time. The other day she decided that she wanted to watch the movie laying down on the couch. I thought it was super cute so I included the picture!

Lily's Got Style!

These adorable little sunglasses have been the best Target dollar bin purchase in quite a while! Lily loves to wear her sunglasses. When it is time to go outside, she grabs her glasses before we head out the door. She usually puts them on upside down, but they stay on so it works for her! The other day she was being super cute with them so we took some pictures!Our adorable little Lily with her stylish shades! So proud to be wearing them!
We will ask Lily, "How big is Lily?" and she will put her arms up while we say, "So big!" Well in this picture I was saying, "Smile big," and this is what we got! I love this little girl so much! What a smile!
Sporting her stylish shades while reading books with dad!

Visit from Grandma Gray!

We had so much fun this past weekend with Grandma Gray! She came and spent a few days with us and spoiled us so much! We always love having family come and see us! Lily and Grandma were best friends! Lily gave Grandma lots of loves and kisses! We were sad to see Grandma leave. Here are a few of the things we did with Grandma...
The first day Grandma was here she gave Lily a very nice Jazz jersey which she instantly wanted to put on and show her support!

Thursday we went to the Children's Museum. It was Lily's first time and she loved it! Anyone that knows Lily well enough will not be surprised that the first thing Lily did was find a book and a chair to read!
Lily also really enjoyed the fishing! She got pretty good at it too! She is practicing to go fishing with Grandpa when she is a little older! She was kind and did the catch and release!

Then it was off to the fire engine. She enjoyed putting on the jacket and hat. She also liked climbing on the truck.


Then it was off to help out all of our animal friends at the Vets office! Lily has a very special spot in her heart for animals and is so kind with them!
I have to say that she is not allowed to get out of the shopping cart to help me shop until she has her own money to pay for it! Her approach was anything in sight is worth buying!

Lily has always loved to dance and was so happy to have a nice dance floor to dance on. She really enjoyed the tutu and scarfs too!
The whole time that Grandma was here Lily couldn't get enough of Grandma! This is her dragging Grandma to play!
We also had a fun time at the Zoo!



Three generations
We had such a great visit. We also went to Budapest Bistro and played lots of games. TJ would want me to share that he beat us at almost every one! It was a lot of fun to stay up and play games that we are unable to play with just the two of us. Thanks Grandma for coming and playing with us! We love you!
We are taking reservations for visitors any time!

Our Silly Lily in Action!

Around our house there is a lot of excitement! With Lily growing up and being more into play and adventure, we have a lot of laughs in our house! These are a few of Lily's favorite things to do....
Wrestle with Mom and Dad! She had me in a body headlock and Daddy thought it would be funny to capture the moment on camera! Some reason Lily always wins!Finding Snacks or anything else she is not supposed to be into!
Lily has started getting into the cupboards and finding whatever she can to entertain her or satisfy a craving. Here she is with goldfish. She has also found the wax paper and pulled the paper off the roll.
Climbing!
This is her daily exercise routine! She climbs up and down the stools multiple times in a row and then finishes off climbing all the way to the top of the table! She is practicing her climbing for the park this summer!
Cooking and Eating!
She got an amazing food set from her Aunt Allie for Christmas. She is learning to cook meals for Daddy and Mommy. She also cooks for herself! We are still working on pretend verses really eating the plastic food!
These are just a few of our favorite activities for the time being. Lots of fun at our house...so if anyone is interested in visiting, there is lots of fun to be had!

Bowling is so much FUN!

We went out on the town with our friends Leana and JK. We took Lily bowling for the first time and she had such a great time! She loved that you got to roll the ball two times before your turn was over. She got a little upset when she got a strike because she didn't get the second turn! Our little Lily is not so little anymore! She is growing up so fast and doing so many new things every day! It is a lot of fun now that she is able to play a lot more! We will be going to the bowling alley a lot more!
Picking the perfect ball!

She is already a pro!

The Cutest Potato Head Ever!

Lily LOVES her potato heads! She plays with them numerous times a day! She loves to dress up with the pieces as well as play with daddy! I love this picture of our little potato head!

I have to add that she is even great at picking them up when she is done! She is starting to understand that we have to clean up one toy before we get out another! We sure love our little Lily!